Shovels & Rope - Build around your heart a wall

In a ^Cvacant old park I ^C7watched from the dark The old ^Fchurch was on fire, I ^Fmburied my lighter So ^Cno one could ^E7tell I was ^Amrunnin' God for^Fgive me but ^Fmhe had it ^Ccomin'

She was ^Cbarely fifteen, midwest ^C7town sleepy scene I was ^Ftwo grades above her, com^Fmpletely in love with her One ^Clook from those ^E7eyes I was ^Amdone in God for^Fgive me but ^Fmhe had it ^Ccoming ^C7

It was ^Dmdeadly crooked ^Gfangs When out^Cside a ^E7church bell ^Amclangs Well ^Frise and ^Cfall ^Gcurtain ^Amcall ^FBuild a^Dmround your heart a ^Gwall Of ^Fbrick and ^Cstone both ^Gthick and ^Amtall ^FBuild a^Cround your ^Gheart a ^Cwall

With my ^Chand on her head, in her ^C7hospital bed And the ^Fsecret she kept that would ^Fmlead to her death Well that ^Cfucker he ^E7took what he ^Amwanted And I ^Fpromised he'd ^Fmget what was ^Ccoming ^C7

Well she ^Dmnever made a ^Gsound When he ^Cpushed her ^E7to the ^Amground Well ^Frise and ^Cfall ^Gcurtain ^Amcall ^FBuild a^Dmround your heart a ^Gwall Of ^Fbrick and ^Cstone both ^Gthick and ^Amtall ^FBuild a^Cround your ^Gheart a ^Cwall

I ^Ctried to keep breathing as the ^C7last car was leaving Drank ^Fmyself courageous, crept ^Fmbehind the stage Toward the ^Ctarget for ^E7which I was ^Amgunnin' God for^Fgive me but ^Fmhe had it ^Ccoming ^C7

It was ^Dmdeadly crooked ^Gfangs When out^Cside a ^E7church bell ^Amclangs Well ^Frise and ^Cfall ^Gcurtain ^Amcall ^FBuild a^Dmround your heart a ^Gwall Of ^Fbrick and ^Cstone both ^Gthick and ^Amtall ^FBuild a^Cround your ^Gheart a ^Cwall ^FBuild a^Cround your ^Gheart a ^Cwall